Ouch. Hope the injuries aren't "cycling threatening" too much. I guess it depends on the design of the e-bike. Assuming it has only got one motor (in the wheel?) that'll be "heavy" end, probably with the batteries in the centre for balance, so perhaps just lift the "light" end and wheel the bike on the heavy wheel. My "big" trike weighs in at about 38 kg, with the motor in the rear hub and the batteries low down under the seat. I CAN pick it up totally, but it's awkward (probably more so than a bicycle), so I usually wheel on the heavy wheel, and carry the front by the frame/wheel boom, when going through the door on the patio.

Have you got a piccy we can look at?

Joe

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Can't see the px from work, but I'd think the electric motor would give you some assistane going up, and the brakes would help going down. While not in the same league weight-wise, I've negotiated the stairs with a fully-laden set of panniers inclcuding laptop and chager, so would think you'd be OK - subject of course to your injuries.

I've passed middle-aged women riding e-bikes across the Bridge. That doesn't spell difficult to me, at least if we were talking about fit and healthy people. If you've not moved too far off the super-fit and healthy end of the spectrum, it should be a challenge you can relish.

WombatK

Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us -Jerry Garcia

As it's got throttle control, you should be just able to use that. I don't think you'll have any issues. My Ebike weighs around 30kg with the pannier full of work stuff attached to it and I've no troubles pushing it up the stairs. Front wheel spins a bit sometimes if I push the throttle too hard. You certainly won't need to lift it at all.

I've not yet tried riding up the ramp...

I'd be more worried about the cutting out issue...

Make sure you've recently tried charging the battery. If it's drained, it'll cut out with the low voltage protection.

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